Re-edited (18/01/2021)

(Third person POV)

Currently, sitting on their chairs at the APE headquarters, Papa and the other high ranking members of APE are having a discussion.

Marmoset: It seems like the doctor have successfully secured a sample of the klaxosaur princess. He is currently requesting for test subjects, specifically the nines

Tarsier: Has he gone mad?! What if something were to go wrong? We would lose our most valuable assets!

Papa: I will allow it. He must have a reason to make such a request. We will see if he will deliver what was promised

Somewhere, at an undisclosed location. Dr. Franxx is sitting in his office with a missing arm as he got a message on his computer, that his requests has been approved. He then presses a button on his desk. A beeping sound was heard and he began to speak up.

Dr. Franxx: Have the nines transferred to the lab immediately for testing

A male voice is heard through the device.

???: Understood

Another beeping sound was heard and the doctor leans back on his chair.

Dr. Franxx: Finally, I can proceed with my experiments

He then types something on his keyboard and his monitors displays a list of codenames.

-Nine Alpha

-Nine Beta

-Nine Gamma

-Nine Delta

-Nine Epsilon

-Nine Eta

-Nine Zeta

-Nine Theta

Dr Franxx: *chuckles* They will be perfect

(Timeskip)

Currently, a group of people in white uniforms are inside a transport ship. One of them, a black haired boy seem to be in deep thoughts with his eyes closed until he was startled by a female voice calling him

??? 1: Alpha, Alpha... Hey Alpha!

He then opened his eyes and looked towards where the voice came from.

???: You okay?

Alpha: I'm fine Delta

Delta: You sure? You seem to be distracted

???: Yeah dude, you've never been like this before

Delta: See? Beta thinks so too

Alpha: It's nothing, I just... Have a feeling something bad is gonna happen

Beta: Relax dude, it's just another stupid test. We've been through that countless of times

Alpha: Yeah, you're probably right

Delta just looks at her partner concerned.

???: So, what do you guys think the doctor wants?

Delta: I don't know. It's weird, we just had our test not too long ago

???: W-what if he wants to replace us? W-what if-

Beta: Hey Gamma, you're doing it again.

Gamma: S-sorry...

???: Calm down. He won't replace us. We're Papa's special forces, the best of the best. There's no way some other squad is better than us

Gamma: You're right. Thanks Zeta

Zeta: No problem. Think of it as a consolation prize from the Zeta Is Always Right Foundation

Delta: *sighs* You got that from Alpha or something?

Alpha: Hey! Don't blame me. It's not my fault she got hooked on that show

Delta: Remind me not to let Alpha scavenge for more hard drives from the old world

Alpha: No please! I still need to find the next episode of that anime!

Delta: Absolutely not. You remember what happened the last time you plugged in one of those hard drives into your laptop?

Beta: Ha ha! I sure did! That virus wiped your laptop clean and fried it!

Alpha: That's why I backed up everything on my own hard drive

Delta: What about the time when you opened the "homework" folder?

Alpha: Don't remind me of that! I still have nightmares. I mean, how could somebody enjoy watching someone being tied up and getting hit by a naked dude!

Delta: And what about that anime that you regret watching?

Beta: Oh! What was it called again? Boku No Pi-

Alpha: Okay! Okay! I get the point

Then, they heard a voice from the intercom.

Intercom: We are approaching the garden, all crew prepare for landing

Delta: Well, we're here

Alpha looks out the window to see the familiar building.

Alpha: ...

(Timeskip)

Dr. Franxx is currently in the control room watching the multiple monitors in front of him. One, displays a live feed of a person lying down on a bed with restraints on their arms and legs. Another one displays a heart monitor of the person. On the monitor, he sees that the person is shaking, screaming and spasming violently until it suddenly stopped and a high pitched sound was heard. The monitor on the screen then displays one thing.

[ TEST FAILED ]

Dr. Franxx: ...

The door slides open and one of his assistants enters the room.

???: Doctor, subject Nine Zeta is deceased

Dr. Franxx: Bring in another one

???: But doctor, that's the fourth one. None of them seem to be compatible with the serum. At this rate, we might lose all of them. Shouldn't we use the other parasites?

Dr. Franxx: No, regular parasites have a much lower chance of survival and we don't have enough resources to make more serums. They are the only chance we got

???: Understood, doctor

The assistant then walked out of the room.

(Timeskip)

(3 months later)

Currently, Dr. Franxx is at the APE headquarters informing the high ranking members about the experiment.

Dr. Franxx: Unfortunately, only one of them survived the experiment. It seems that her DNA cannot be transferred to anyone else

Tarsier: I knew this would happen! What are we going to do now? We just lost our best chance at defeating the klaxosaurs!

Papa: That is unfortunate indeed. But that one parasite should be worth more than a single squad. He will be a crucial tool for us. I assume you have a plan, Werner?

Dr. Franxx: Yes I do. He will serve us well in the upcoming battle.

Marmoset: But that comes at a cost. We have lost the nines, our special forces. We are in need of a replacement

Dr. Franxx: I am well aware of that. I already have a solution

He pressed a button on a device in his hand and a holographic monitor pops up in front of him displaying the doctor's next experiment.

CODE 002 CLONING PROJECT

Papa: Excellent

(Timeskip)

(Years later)

A woman with red hair is seen in front of a screen talking to someone.

???: This is Plantation 13, we are currently detecting a large amount of klaxosaurs heading towards our designated location for our kissing with Plantation 26. We are requesting permission to deploy Strelizia for the upcoming attack

???: Permission granted. But Strelizia is only to stand by unless absolutely necessary. We are sending in code 003 for support

(Timeskip)

In a transport ship, a black haired boy is seen deep in his thoughts. Until he was startled by a voice coming from the intercom.

Intercom: We are approaching plantation 13. All crew prepare for landing

He looks out the window to see the large dome structures which he was familiar with.

He saw two squads. First, squad of standard Franxx in the frontline and another squad is a squad of unique Franxx in the back. He looked over and saw the massive wave of klaxosaurs and an unknown cube shaped object. He then saw a familiar red and white Franxx, holding alance stationed all the way in the back.

???: (thoughts) Strelizia? 

???: (thoughts) They're already here?

The boy then quickly rushed to the cockpit and knocked on the door. The door opens to reveal the pilot and the co-pilot.

Co-pilot: Code 003? What do you need?

003: I want you to hover above those Franxx squads over there and open the cargo bay door

Pilot: What are you planning?

003: We don't have time to land. I'm going down there, now

Co-pilot: But-

003: That's an order

Co-pilot: Y-yes sir!

The boy then quickly heads to his Franxx unit, Gladiolus in the cargo bay. Once inside the Franxx, he powers it on and established a connection. He then speaks through the coms.

003: Open the cargo bay door

Co-pilot: Yes sir

The cargo bay door then opens and he grabbed the controls and jumped out of the transport.

(A/N: Welcome to another side project of mine. I will be working on this book along with my other books so don't expect constant updates. It is probably better to finish my other books first before writing another. But I've recently found myself unmotivated to write and experiencing writers block when writing my other books, so this is a way for me to keep writing and keep me motivated. Thanks for reading)